Antimicrobial Studies of Microwave Assisted Copper-Chitosan Nanocomposites
Copper-chitosan nanocomposite (Cu-CS NC) was prepared by incorporating copper onto chitosan using ethylene glycol by microwave assisted method. Ethylene glycol was used as a solvent as well as a reductant for preparing thenanocomposites. The antibacterial activity was tested against
Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Proteus mirabilis by Mueller-Hinton agar disk-diffusion method. The observed activity was found to be superior when compared to bare Cu nanoparticles for most of the bacteria.
Keywords: Antimicrobial Studies; Copper-Chitosan Nanocomposite; Microwave
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: Chemistry Division, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT University, Chennai 600127, Tamil Nadu, India 2: Department of Chemistry, Bharathi Women’s College, Chennai 600108, Tamil Nadu, India
Publication date: 01 August 2018
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